Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986
The Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 was the constitutional convention tasked with drafting the present iteration of the Constitution of the Philippines in 1986.
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Sessions
- Regular Session: June 2 – October 15, 1986
Legislation
Drafting | Enactment | Ratification |
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1987 Constitution | ||
Approval | October 12, 1986 | October 15, 1986 |
Ratification | October 15, 1986 | February 2, 1987 |
Leadership
President: Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
Vice President: Ambrosio B. Padilla
Floor Leader: Napoleon G. Rama
Assistant Floor Leaders:
- José D. Calderón
- Ahmad Domocao Alonto
Secretary General: Flerida Ruth Pineda-Romero
Members
A nomination process was held to select the members of the commission. The commission was composed of 48 national, regional, and sectoral representatives, which included lawyers, entrepreneurs, politicians, landlords, health professionals, religious leaders, labor and peasant leaders, university professors, and journalists.[1]
Commissioner | Committee Chairmanship | Committee Vice Chairmanship |
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Yusuf R. Abubakar | Privileges | |
Ahmad Domocao Alonto
(Assistant Floor Leader) |
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Felicitas S. Aquino | ||
Adolfo S. Azcuna | Legislative | |
Teodoro C. Bacani Jr., O.P., D.D. | General Provisions | |
Jose F. S. Bengzon, Jr. | Steering Committee | |
Ponciano L. Bennagen[2] | ||
Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. | Citizenship, Bill of Rights, Political Rights and Obligations and Human Rights | |
Florangel Rosario-Braid | General Provisions | |
Lino Brocka1 | ||
Jose D. Calderon
(Assistant Floor Leader) |
Local Governments | |
Crispino M. de Castro | ||
Jose C. Colayco | Accountability of Public Officers | |
Roberto Concepcion | Judiciary | |
Hilario Davide Jr. | Legislative | |
Vicente B. Foz[3] | Constitutional Commissions and Agencies | |
Edmundo G. Garcia | Sponsorship | |
Jose Luis Martin C. Gascon | Social Justice and Social Services | |
Serafín V. C. Guingona | Sponsorship | |
Alberto M. K. Jamir | ||
Jose B. Laurel, Jr. | Citizenship, Bill of Rights, Political Rights and Obligations and Human Rights | |
Eulogio R. Lerum | ||
Regalado E. Maambong | ||
Christian Monsod | Accountability of Public Officers | |
Teodulo C. Natividad | ||
Ma. Teresa F. Nieva | Social Justice and Social Services | |
Jose N. Nolledo | Local Governments | |
Blas F. Ople | Amendments and Transitory Provisions | |
Ambrosio Padilla
(Vice President of the Commission) |
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Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
(President of the Commission) |
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Minda Luz M. Quesada | Privileges | |
Napoleon G. Rama
(Floor Leader) |
Steering Committee | |
Florenz D. Regalado | Executive | |
Rustico F. de los Reyes, Jr. | ||
Cirilo A. Rigos | Constitutional Commissions and Agencies | |
Francisco A. Rodrigo | Style | |
Ricardo J. Rómulo[4] | Judiciary | |
Decoroso R. Rosales[5] | Preamble, National Territory, and Declaration of Principles | |
René V. Sarmiento | ||
Jose E. Suarez | Amendments and Transitory Provisions | |
Lorenzo Sumulong | - Rules
- Executive |
|
Jaime S. L. Tadeo | National Economy and Patrimony | |
Sr. Mary Christine Tan | ||
Gregorio J. Tingson | Preamble, National Territory, and Declaration of Principles | |
Efrain B. Treñas | Style | |
Lugum L. Uka | Human Resources | |
Wilfrido V. Villacorta[6] | Human Resources | |
Bernardo Villegas | National Economy and Patrimony |
See also
References
- "FALSE: Cory Aquino handpicked 48 persons to draft Constitution for business, foreign interests". Rappler. March 17, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022. (from Rappler Newsbreak)
- "Ponciano Bennagen | Samdhana.org". www.samdhana.org.
- "Philstar.com". Philstar.com.
- Elephant, Ink (June 26, 2014). "Romulo, Ricardo J."
- https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/decoroso_rosales.htm Decoroso R. Rosales
- https://www.pass.va/en/academicians/former/villacorta.html Wilfrido V. Villacorta
- Dolan, Ronald R., ed. (1991). . Philippines: A Country Study (Report). GPO for the Library of Congress. p. 79.
- Atienza, Maria Ela L., ed. (2019), Chronology of the 1987 Philippine Constitution (PDF), University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies
Further reading
External links
- "Law Governing the Constitutional Commission of 1986". Official Gazette. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- Cecillia Muñoz-Palma (October 15, 1986). "Closing remarks of the President of the Constitutional Commission at the final session, October 15, 1986". Official Gazette. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- Official Gazette Archives on the 1986 Constitutional Commission
- Records of the 1986 Constitutional Commission
- Atienza, Ma. Ela L. (1994). "Drafting the 1987 Constitution The Politics of Language". Philippine Political Science. 18 (37–38): 79–101. doi:10.1080/01154451.1994.9754188. (Published online: April 18, 2012)